Sunday, October 05, 2003
Wider-Fi
I came across this story a few days back, but havent been able to get much more information about the technology being dubbed "wider-fi". Apparently, this is a technology that gets over the distance limitations of wi-fi, is in implementation mode in the mid-west, and might prove to be viable competition for conventional broadband technologies.
Of course, if it works at reasonable prices, it could have implications in any area with sketchy coverage. The problem with this story is that there is very little by way of technical specs, besides a comment that wider-fi works at the 5GHz end of the spectrum. So, there is no way to tell whether it is in fact viable. To me, it seems like (I could be wrong) wider-fi is simply a catchier name for 802.16 or WiMax or at least that's what the limited tech specs in the article seems to suggest.
Of course, if it works at reasonable prices, it could have implications in any area with sketchy coverage. The problem with this story is that there is very little by way of technical specs, besides a comment that wider-fi works at the 5GHz end of the spectrum. So, there is no way to tell whether it is in fact viable. To me, it seems like (I could be wrong) wider-fi is simply a catchier name for 802.16 or WiMax or at least that's what the limited tech specs in the article seems to suggest.
